Government seeks Lok Sabha nod for ₹2.81 lakh crore gross additional expenditure in FY26

The government on Tuesday (March 10, 2026) sought Lok Sabha approval for gross additional expenditure of over ₹2.81 lakh crore in current fiscal year.

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The second batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants was tabled in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

"Approval of Parliament is sought to authorise gross additional expenditure of ₹2,81,289.26 crore. Of this, the proposals involving net cash outgo aggregate to ₹2,01,142.96 crore and gross additional expenditure, matched by savings of the Ministries/Departments or by enhanced receipts/recoveries aggregates to ₹80,145.71 crore," said the Supplementary Demands for Grants.